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Recent Examples of upside
Noun
The Falcons have some upside but still are led by a young quarterback and a head coach in his second year there.—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025 The Watt move is a gamble, but one with high upside.—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Preposition
Louisville City slapped the New England Revolution upside the head 2-1.—San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 2018 Then, astonishingly, in the open court, after a whistle blew, Heat guard Goran Dragic cuffed Simmons upside the head after Simmons stole the ball from him, and after Simmons already had been fouled by him.—Marcus Hayes, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018 See All Example Sentences for upside
Gentle sweeps and curves are better than straight rows that merely repeat the legal lines of your property boundaries.
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
The abode is deliberately sculptural, with sweeping curves that echo the contours of the surrounding cliffs and emulate the rhythm of the Mediterranean below.
Mamdani has since rebuffed his position on police, instead calling for tactical shifts in operation.
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Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
These ingredients reflect a growing shift in pet wellness away from simply slowing joint deterioration and toward rebuilding comfort, restoring flexibility, and reducing inflammation at the source.
Allen has consistently denied the allegations against him and has never been charged with a crime (though a Connecticut prosecutor said there was probable cause for a criminal case).
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Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
His mother Christine Maron had gotten a temporary restraining order against her estranged husband in May, forbidding him from having contact with her or their children.
The storm is moving toward the west, and this general motion is expected to continue over the next couple of days, with a gradual turn toward the west-northwest expected later this week.
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Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Juggling sparse resources, an extremely green team and — with Esmeralda and Enervate’s head of strategy, Ken Davis (Tim Key), sabotaging him at every turn — Ned attempts to resurrect the Truth Teller to its former glory.
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